<p>Urban/Suburban Campus that is not in the South -- I currently reside in Nowhereville, TX and I'm looking to get out. Public transportation, proximity to stores, and the ability to walk to places are all pluses. I don't want to feel like I need a car in college. </p>
<p>Intellectual Feel of Campus -- I want a school were kids are eager and curious to learn, not merely for the sake of grades either, but to enrich themselves. </p>
<p>International Relations/Middle Eastern Studies Program but also a school strong in the sciences</p>
<p>Good Financial Aid -- FAFSA says my EFC is 684. I need all the help I can get (single parent income, 8 family members) so I'm primarily looking at schools that meet close to 100% need.</p>
<p>I'm really attracted to the idea of a liberal arts school, but somehow, I still feel like I've brainwashed into thinking that a liberal arts education won't be competitive in the real world. Ideally, I'd want to go to a school with a homely, nurturing environment where learning is individualized and I won't feel like just another number. I want to be able to get to know my professors (and even collaborate on certain ideas.) </p>
<p>So far, I'm applying to Barnard and Wellesley. To those who are so keen on knowing stats, my GPA is 3.8 and my SAT score is 2100. But of course, I'm looking at schools that will look past just numbers.</p>
<p>I think you want colleges in Boston or NYC. You might like:</p>
<p>University of Chicago
Tufts University
Macalester College
Brown University (not sure on public transportation)
Brandeis University</p>
<p>With your majors, Chicago is your best choice but definitely look into the ones on the list. Unfortunately for you, not many small colleges are found in mega cities.</p>
<p>damn i thought i was going to see the bolivarian revolution first hand, and I second Tetrisfan,though most of the people i know (read: all) that have gone to JHU have hated it, at least for the first year or so</p>
<p>Schools in/very near cities that might work: Yale, Columbia, Brown, UChicago, Tufts, JHU, Georgetown, Occidental College, Macalester</p>
<p>Schools that are in the suburbs of/pretty close to cities (20-30 min max) that might work: Swarthmore, Haverford, Reed, Pomona, Carelton, Goucher</p>
<p>Schools that are really in their own suburban town, but that are around some stuff to do/aren't rural/aren't too far away from cities that might work: Wesleyan, Vassar, Oberlin, Skidmore</p>